17th Kentucky Infantry Regiment
The 17th Kentucky Infantry Regiment was an infantry regiment that served in the Union Army during the American Civil War.
Service
The 17th Kentucky Infantry Regiment was organized at Hartford and Calhoun, Kentucky, and mustered in for a three-year enlistment in December 1861 under the command of Colonel John Hardin McHenry Jr. Colonel McHenry was relieved of command on December 4, 1862, for issuing an order to his men to return runaway slaves to their masters, which was contrary to standing orders.
The regiment was attached to:
- 13th Brigade, Army of the Ohio, to December 1861
- 13th Brigade, 5th Division, Army of the Ohio, to February 1862
- 1st Brigade, 3rd Division, Army of the Tennessee, to March 1862
- 3rd Brigade, 4th Division, Army of the Tennessee, to April 1862
- 10th Brigade, 4th Division, Army of the Ohio, to July 1862
- 9th Brigade, 3rd Division, Army of the Ohio, to September 1862
- District of Western Kentucky, Department of the Ohio, to November 1862
- Post of Clarksville, Tennessee, Department of the Cumberland, to March 1863
- 1st Brigade, 3rd Division, XXI Corps, Army of the Cumberland, to October 1863
- 3rd Brigade, 3rd Division, IV Corps, to January 1865
The 17th Kentucky Infantry mustered out of service at Louisville, Kentucky, on January 23, 1865.
Detailed Service
The regiment’s duties included:
- Duty at Calhoun, KY, until February 1862
- Action at Woodbury, KY, October 29, 1861
- Investment and capture of Fort Donelson, TN, February 13–16
- Battle of Shiloh, TN, April 6–7
- Siege of Chattanooga, September 24-November 23
- Atlanta Campaign, May to September 1864
- Battle of Franklin, November 30
Casualties
The regiment lost a total of 298 men during service; 7 officers and 128 enlisted men killed or mortally wounded, alongside 5 officers and 158 enlisted men dying of disease.
Commanders
- Colonel John Hardin McHenry Jr.
- Colonel Alexander Miller Stout
See Also
References
Dyer, Frederick H. A Compendium of the War of the Rebellion. Des Moines, IA: Dyer Publishing Co., 1908.